CAMHS Consultant: Maudsley Centre-Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
This is a Full-time replacement Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post within the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED). This post is based in the Eating Disorder (ED) outpatient team, one of four clinical teams that comprise MCCAED. Eating Disorder outpatient team The ED outpatient team is a multidisciplinary team providing specialised care for children and adolescents with eating disorders, excluding Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that treated in the other part of MCCAED. Main duties of the job
*The job description is subject to college approval.* Have accountability for the delivery of high quality and safe care, with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED Lead the multi-disciplinary team alongside other Consultants leadership and influence others to meet service commitments and needs of children, young people and families Lead the development of service evaluation measures with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED. Ensure that they are appropriately captured Develop and review clinical measures and outcomes with the Joint Heads MCCAED and the Clinical Lead N&S CAMHS To support and where agreed lead elements of development, improvement and innovation. Job responsibilities
Duties of this post holder also include: Consultant leadership and involvement with assessments, interventions, care planning All members of the Trusts' medical staff are expected to practice within current GMC guidelines, in particular those contained within the booklets on Good Medical Practice and Maintaining Good Medical Practice The Trust has established multi-disciplinary clinical governance mechanisms that the postholder will be expected to participate in The service is actively involved in a range of quality improvement projects and audits The postholder will assist in the implementation of research and evaluation where required and support clinical staff in developing new research and evaluation projects The post-holder, as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in SLaM can contribute to the academic programmes for both CTs and STs Promote good links with Tier 3 and local outreach CAMHS The contract states that there is a requirement for all staff to have firm job plans The appointee will be managerially accountable to the Joint Heads, the Lead Clinicians, the Deputy Director and the Service Manager for National & Specialist CAMHS. Person Specification
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatry or Equivalent training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CESR issued by the GMC) Section 12 approved Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience
Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities Experience of assessing and managing child and adolescent eating disorders Experience in child and adolescent eating disorder evidence-based treatments Trained in ADOS and/or ADI Training in investigation of complaints and SIs Experience of providing consultation to GPs, non-CAMHS practitioners and multi-agency work Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Trained in psychotherapy modalities for child and adolescent eating disorders Experience of paediatric liaison and crisis care Qualifications
MRCPsych or equivalent Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management Experience in other relevant specialties such as in-patient psychiatry, psychotherapy etc Clinical skills
Excellent leadership skills Excellent child and adolescent psychiatric assessment skills Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents/carers Good ability to work in a team setting Understanding of safeguarding Ability to assess capacity and consent Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people Experience of CAMHS work with adolescents Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians. Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Expertise in CBT, family therapy or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care Significant experience of crisis care Expertise in the use and application of The Children Act in children and young people Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
This is a Full-time replacement Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post within the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED). This post is based in the Eating Disorder (ED) outpatient team, one of four clinical teams that comprise MCCAED. Eating Disorder outpatient team The ED outpatient team is a multidisciplinary team providing specialised care for children and adolescents with eating disorders, excluding Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that treated in the other part of MCCAED. Main duties of the job
*The job description is subject to college approval.* Have accountability for the delivery of high quality and safe care, with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED Lead the multi-disciplinary team alongside other Consultants leadership and influence others to meet service commitments and needs of children, young people and families Lead the development of service evaluation measures with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED. Ensure that they are appropriately captured Develop and review clinical measures and outcomes with the Joint Heads MCCAED and the Clinical Lead N&S CAMHS To support and where agreed lead elements of development, improvement and innovation. Job responsibilities
Duties of this post holder also include: Consultant leadership and involvement with assessments, interventions, care planning All members of the Trusts' medical staff are expected to practice within current GMC guidelines, in particular those contained within the booklets on Good Medical Practice and Maintaining Good Medical Practice The Trust has established multi-disciplinary clinical governance mechanisms that the postholder will be expected to participate in The service is actively involved in a range of quality improvement projects and audits The postholder will assist in the implementation of research and evaluation where required and support clinical staff in developing new research and evaluation projects The post-holder, as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in SLaM can contribute to the academic programmes for both CTs and STs Promote good links with Tier 3 and local outreach CAMHS The contract states that there is a requirement for all staff to have firm job plans The appointee will be managerially accountable to the Joint Heads, the Lead Clinicians, the Deputy Director and the Service Manager for National & Specialist CAMHS. Person Specification
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatry or Equivalent training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CESR issued by the GMC) Section 12 approved Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience
Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities Experience of assessing and managing child and adolescent eating disorders Experience in child and adolescent eating disorder evidence-based treatments Trained in ADOS and/or ADI Training in investigation of complaints and SIs Experience of providing consultation to GPs, non-CAMHS practitioners and multi-agency work Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Trained in psychotherapy modalities for child and adolescent eating disorders Experience of paediatric liaison and crisis care Qualifications
MRCPsych or equivalent Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management Experience in other relevant specialties such as in-patient psychiatry, psychotherapy etc Clinical skills
Excellent leadership skills Excellent child and adolescent psychiatric assessment skills Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents/carers Good ability to work in a team setting Understanding of safeguarding Ability to assess capacity and consent Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people Experience of CAMHS work with adolescents Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians. Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Expertise in CBT, family therapy or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care Significant experience of crisis care Expertise in the use and application of The Children Act in children and young people Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
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